2012 Presidential Campaign, Issues, News
Ron Paul Heads for the South
Congressman Ron Paul takes a pair of top-three finishes into the the GOP's first southern primaries of 2012. Photo by Matt Largey/KUT News» read more
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Issues, NewsWhat do South Carolina Voters Want?Texas Governor Rick Perry has been touring South Carolina for three days. He'll be traveling pillar to post across the state over the next 11, hoping to convince Republican voters he's worth their vote. But is Perry what South Carolina Republicans are looking for.... |
2012 Presidential Campaign, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry Decries Insider Trading But Crit...
Newly — and fiercely — critical of using public office for personal financial gain, Gov. Rick Perry this week unveiled a campaign ad demanding that lawmakers who use “insider knowledge to profit in the stock market” be jailed, and he rolled out an overhaul plan of the federal government...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry Takes Aim at Congress, Courts
Gov. Rick Perry is proposing to bring a little Texas to Washington — with a “part-time citizen Congress” that doesn’t meet so often, and whose members earn only half of what they make now.
The Republican presidential hopeful will also call for an end to lifetime appointments for federal...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Ruling on Debate Over Perry’s Tax Plan
In this week’s PolitiFact check-in, Gov. Rick Perry’s flat-tax plan helps the rich and buries everyone else. No, wait, it gives everyone a tax cut!
Gardner Selby of PolitiFact Texas and the Austin American-Statesman returns to talk with KUT’s Emily Donahue about two claims like this about...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry, Channeling 2010, Sharpens Anti-...
It’s not enough to say Washington has gone too far with job-killing regulations and reckless spending. Rick Perry now wants to destroy the nation’s capital as we know it.
The 2012 presidential hopeful, seeming to channel his 2010 riffs, is sharpening his anti-Washington rhetoric in speeches,...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News
Perry Seeks To Revive Sagging Numbers
Rick Perry’s presidential campaign has reshuffled its staff over the last couple of weeks, including its top advisors. The goal is to stop the bleeding and revive a candidate who has stumbled from front-runner to fourth place in many polls.
We all know the story by now: Rick Perry jumps in to...
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Occupy Austin and the Homeless
Dozens of Occupy Austin protesters were arrested last weekend for criminal trespassing after they argued with police over a food distribution table. The arrests have raised questions over who is protesting at any given time.
Advocates say the Occupy movement has brought attention to...
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City, Occupy Austin Keep Talking
City leaders and organizers of the Occupy Austin protest met for about two hours yesterday to discuss the 45 arrests on Austin’s City Hall plaza over the weekend.
Both sides said the tone of the meeting was positive and cooperative.
Assistant City Manager Michael McDonald told KUT News...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Fact-Checking Perry’s Latest TV Ad
Rick Perry never forgets he’s running for president based on his record as governor of Texas. Gardner Selby of PolitiFact Texas and the Austin American-Statesman talks with KUT’s Emily Donahue about a TV ad Perry is running in the key primary states Iowa and New Hampshire.
In the ad, Perry...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Eliminating Federal Agencies an Uphill...
One thing lost in much of the clamor around Gov. Rick Perry's debate stumble last week is that he's calling for the elimination of three federal agencies. The fate of similar attempts in the past indicates a small likelihood of changes now.
When Ronald Reagan ran for president in 1980, he...
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Court Blocks State’s Redistricti...
A three-judge federal panel in Washington ruled today that the state of Texas used “an improper standard or methodology” to redraw state and congressional district boundaries.
That means candidates filing for the March primary don't know yet what district they'll be running in.
Texas...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News
It’s the Economy, Poll Says
What do Texas voters care about this election season? The University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll tried to find out. Ian Crawford of KUT spoke with
2012 Presidential Campaign, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Poll Asks About Religion, Political Mo...
John F. Kennedy had to answer questions about his religion in 1960. So did Barack Obama in 2008. In 2012, the GOP primary field has two Mormons running, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman. The University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll took Texas voters’ temperature on this topic. KUT’s Ian Crawford...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry Discusses Iowa Industry
Texas Governor Rick Perry and four other Republican presidential hopefuls were in Iowa today to answer questions about how they would turn around the country's manufacturing industry.
The event, sponsored by Iowa Public Television, gave each candidate 15 minutes to lay out their plan and take...
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Judges Take Close Look at Redistrictin...
A panel of three federal judges in San Antonio is taking up maps drawn by the Texas Legislature for new Texas House and Congressional districts. The plans have drawn criticism for possibly being unfair to minority voters.
With deadlines looming, though, judges wonder if there’s enough time to...
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